Re: Modding SEV Thread Questions
How does the AI build its ships?
From what I've seen, the AI uses 'fixed' scripts instead of general algorithms and the component properties to build its ships:
If you change the "possible placements" from "Inner Hull, Outer Hull" to "Outer Hull, Outer Hull" (only "Outer Hull" is not accepted by the demo at least) for the basic scanner, the player can only place the scanner into outer hull sections.
The AI however does not use scanners at all in that case - looks like it has a 'build list' which does not order 'scanners' in general, but 'scanners in inner hull'.
Maybe this was bad luck, though - the designs I saw had completely filled outer hull on the upper deck, maybe the scanner came last and simply didn't fit :/
If the AI really uses those fixed lists, I wonder if its possible to do any *greater* mod at all ...
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As for AI the most effective work around to this problem so far is to simply use an American instead, they tend to put up a bit more of a fight than your average Artificial Idiot.
... James McGuigan on rec.games.computer.stars somewhen back in 1998 ...
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